Ali Sahabi is president of SE Corporation, a privately held, California-based land planning, entitlement, and development firm. He is also the Managing Member and the Principal of Temescal Canyon Properties-8, LLC (TCP). TCP is the developer of Dos Lagos. Sahabi has directed a number of development projects across Southern California including industrial, multi-family residential and commercial retail projects. Prior to founding SE Corporation, Mr. Sahabi served as Executive Vice President for Vahdani Construction, where he personally negotiated and managed 300 construction projects statewide, and led the company's expansion efforts, opening offices in San Francisco and Santa Barbara.

Sahabi is a member of numerous industry and civic organizations including the Lusk Center for Real Estate Development at the University of Southern California, the Urban Land Institute, American Planning Association, National Multi Housing Council, the Corona Redevelopment Agency and the Corona, Riverside, Norco and San Bernardino Chambers of Commerce. Sahabi holds a Master of Real Estate Development degree from the School of Urban Planning and Development at the University of Southern California and his Bachelor of Science in Management from Pepperdine University.

At USC, Sahabi convinced Edward J. Blakely to be his mentor, establishing a strong relationship and leading to his naming this Center after Blakely. In 2002, Sahabi pledged $2 million to found the Center.

Sahabi believes in a balanced approach to development, one that recognizes that the environment must be protected, society’s needs must be served and profits must be made.